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The little guy stood trembled in front of his parents. Not being able to look them in the eyes. He kept his head lowered. His eyes facing the floor.

"Now you're happy? After seeing your favourite son's accomplishments? Huh?"

The old man asked looking at the lady that happens to be his wife. Her tongue was also sealed not being able to form any kind of explanation. She looked at their son with teary eyes.

"Honey, we can talk to him. He's still a kid,"

"He's eighteen years old for god's sake. How much more you will going to cover his deeds? This young man is sole responsible for whatever action he takes. Not us!" The man literally yelled at his wife who quickly flinchéd.

"Dad, please calm down. We can talk to him." Another guy, who seems a bit older than the first one, probably 20 or 21 asked his father to stop.

The man sighed before looking at his elder son and then again shifted his fiery gazes to the younger one who was still standing there like a statue with his head low and hands clasped.

"Look! See! And learn something from your elder brother, you brat. You're nowhere to stand near him. Look at him and then look at yourself!" The man screeched at his younger son who didn't moved his head a bit.

"please stop it. He's already drowned in guilt and please Stop comparing him with Alex. He's not him!"

The lady literally begged her husband to stop but the man seemed to care less.

"Why not? After all he should see where his place has been all this time. He is nothing. And he never was. He just is a burden on us. He never cared for us and that's why, we have to see a day like today. It's all just because of this little brat. This idiot!"

"Dad, I can explain--"

"Shut the hell up, you brat. Don't even dare to voice yourself in front of me. You don't have the level to speak in front me, you disgrace!"

The man yelled literally attempting to throw his boot at him but the woman and the other son held him. The younger literally flinched backing away but kept his head low.

"Honey please stop this. He's still a kid. Please Stop saying unnecessary stuff to him,"

"That filthy blood get to live here, feed himself, study and many more. Still he always been a disgrace to my fucking name. Even after whatever you did I still chose to give you a chance and accept this bastard. But he always gets a way out to prove me wrong."

"Dad please-"

"I SAID DON'T YOU DARE TO SPEAK INFRONT OF ME YOU FILTHY BLOOD!" The man screeched at young boy again. Tears of agony brimmed in his eyes but he was quick to wipe them.

"Honey please stop this. Alex, please take him away otherwise your dad will keep yelling..."

The lady requested his older son. The son nodded before going in the younger's direction. He held him by his elbow before pulling out of the living room 'harshly'

"This filthy blood can never belong here..."

"Honey please stop. I'm begging you to stop,"

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"Mom, am I really that bad? Am I really filthy?" The young boy asked his mother, the tears started falling from his eyes. The lady shook her head as she wiped his tears.

"No my boy, you're the purest soul on this world. You're literally Universe's favorite child. You're so special,"

"Then why does dad hates me that much? Why doesn't he love me? Like he loves Alex,"

The lady's mouth sealed. She didn't know what to say. She don't know what to answer. Obviously she can't tell him why his dad doesn't love him but how is she supposed to answer to him now.

"Elias, your dad is just hot-headed. And he doesn't like the things that you do. That's why he's soo harsh on you,"

"But I'm not wrong, mom? You know this. Then why he can't understand this? Why?"

"Mom, I feel tied here. I feel suffocated. His hate suffocates me. I don't want to live here. I want to go far away from here. Please mom, I can't live here with all those words dad says to me. It bleeds my heart. Please, mom. Help me!"

"I know Elias. I know the way you feel living here with us. I understand your feelings, my boy. And I've decided what I've to do. So don't worry about it, Ele. I will free you from here. It would be better for you to leave this country side and go to the city. You could be more focused there. It is the only way that I can bring you out of the darkness,"

She said as she patted his head while the young guy Elias felt asleep on his mother's lap. The day was so hurting for him that he felt asleep while sobbing. Well, it's not a new thing for him but today he reached his limit.

[ AFTER SOME MONTHS ]

As Elias asked his mother, she decided to send him off to Chicago for his college. Living there with them was getting hard for him too Moreover when he needed to focus on his studies. The chaos their father would make was always nerve damaging.

The eighteen year old was living in a boy's hostel while focusing on his studies. Last week he won a quiz so he received some cashes and a certificate from the college. The teachers are always proud of him as how intelligent and hard-working he is.

Luckily, the cash helped him manage some of his expenses as the money he received from his mother last month was already finished because of buying the academic material and some other important books for his exam preparation as he has mids in the upcoming month.

The strange thing was that his mother neither contacted him nor send him the money and it was already over the month. She would never do that because how serious she was with his studies. But what happened this time, he was unanswered about that.

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The young boy sighed finally decided to dial the number of his home in the countryside as he really hadn't anything left on his pocket and he had still a lot to manage. Though he feels hesitate to ask his mother for money but he's still glad that his mother is by his side when no one else is.

The call was finally answered as he heard a high pitched screech from the other side, indicating it was none other than his dad.

"Who's the fuck calling at this hour?"

"Oh Good evening father, It's Elias. Can I talk to mom--"

"Listen you filthy blood, your mother died last week. And we already have buried her. She was suffering from some disease. On the top of that, the woman was way no use for me. It's a relief that she left. And YOU!! DON'T DARE TO CALL HERE FROM NOW ON. JUST GO AND DO WHATEVER THE FUCK YOU WANT. DON'T COME HERE BEGGING FOR MONEY. ME AND MY SON ALREADY HAD DEALT WITH ENOUGH BECAUSE OF YOUR MOTHER AND YOU!!! GET LOST OF OUR LIFE!!"

With the that, the man hanged the call smashing phone on the table.

Elias was left with utter shock after whatever the man had talked on the phone.

Is it really true?

Did his mother really left him all alone?

To face this harsh world on his own.

A lone tear escaped from his eyes as he felt a lump forming in his throat. He even felt hard to breath. He was feeling uneasy and his heart sank deep down.

His mom left him all alone to fight with this world.

He doesn't even know outer world yet.

He's still, as naive as a little child.

Now how was he supposed to survive? What will he do?

How will he fight the world?

"Elias, what happened? Are You fine?" He felt one hand on his shoulder. It was one of the class mates. He Flickered his eyes to let go of warm water in them before nodding his head.

"Yeah. I'm okay. It's just exam session. Things were getting a little overwhelming for me," he smiled making the other guy sigh before he nodded.

"Okay then, I think you should go to sleep. Good night,"

"Yeah I guess. Good night,"

Turning the lights off, he switched to his bed before finally clutching the quilt tightly against his chest.

And that night, he once again slept with the tears of agony in his eyes sobbing for the whole night.

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